The following are just some of the scores and tasting notes published by leading wine critics in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy. Click here for the complete thread of our most recent accolades. Happy holidays, everyone! And happy holiday shopping! Suckling: “2015 a historical year for Montalcino,” 96 points for Barbi Brunello … Continue reading
Our English-language blogger Jeremy Parzen proposes that blended, non-riserva Brunello should be referred to as “classic” instead of “normal.” Let’s just get this straight for once and for all: there’s nothing normale about Brunello di Montalcino. Nor is there anything normale about Barolo or Barbaresco. Ever since Italian wine began “trending” in the U.S. in … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends in the U.S.! Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy holiday season! Continue reading
Ray Isle, executive wine editor for Food and Wine has called it “the most affordable wine from this renowned Brunello estate.” This wine, a classic Tuscan red, he wrote, “has light herbal notes and gentle red berry fruit.” It’s a classic expression of Sangiovese from the Tuscan coast, with a little bit of Merlot added … Continue reading
“Can food overpower, or even eclipse the pleasures of a well-aged bottle of wine?” asks iconoclast wine writer (and one of our favorites) Jameson Fink in a recent post for top wine blog VinePair. “The greatest aged wines are complex and contemplative,” he posits. “Perhaps it’s better to appreciate their subtleties without disparate, competing flavors … Continue reading
Photo by New York-based wine professional Cathrine Todd, author of the popular blog Dame Wine. “Stefano’s story of the saint of the family,” writes top American wine blogger Cathrine Todd: shows a man who found purpose by simply going to the streets and taking care of all that he could; Stefano has the same philosophy … Continue reading
A photo and note from Fattoria dei Barbi owner and winemaker Stefano Cinelli Colombini’s Facebook this week. The colors of fall in Montalcino are as magical as ever! This is the Pinzina vineyard at Fattoria dei Barbi. It’s a sea of gold. Despite the recent rainfall, the leaves are still on the vines. And here … Continue reading
